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    Posted: May 28 2009 at 09:09
Just a curiosity, has it ever been considered to print an edition with the contents of the site?
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Who will select better reviews (I don't think anybody needs hundreds of ITCOTCK, DSOTM, SEBTP etc reviews) and who will correct all spelling errors in reviews and bios?

And who will buy it, if all information is available online and constantly grows?
Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour)
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Points: 3144 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2009 at 15:32
I sure will go for correcting some of the typos if this is to happen.
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If you assume a 400 page book - you are looking at 12 bands, 57 albums and 460 ratings/reviews per page. (Microscope extra)
 
If we allowed 1 band per page and 400 pages per book that would be an 11 volume set.
 
If we allowed 1 album per page the book would be 1.29m thick (4 feet 3 inches).
 
 
 
 
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Points: 4006 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2009 at 17:03
It's feasible:
 
 
could fit alot on these pages LOL
 
With the site continually adding content, the volume set would be outdated in a matter of a couple of months.. A magazine would be cool though...


Edited by Plankowner - May 28 2009 at 17:06
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Points: 4160 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 29 2009 at 04:18
Theoretically it's possible to manufacture something of a size of Encyclopaedia Britannica - but then we should get supplementals every week. Stern Smile
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^ or daily for the Prog Metal section Wink
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I'm still waiting for the Silly Story book.
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^ that could be done fairly easily - www.lulu.com - but who'd buy it?
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I`ve got a book already written but nobody will touch it because of the title " The Sun Shines Out Of My Ass ". I`ll actually try these guys. I even like the name Lulu Lulu. Sounds like looney. I like it. I like it.

As for a book about progrock. The only one I can think of that comes close to hitting the nail on the head and puts prog into perspective is Edward Macan`s semi-scholarly work entitled " Rockin`The Classics ". 
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Points: 67452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 29 2009 at 15:03
Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

I`ve got a book already written but nobody will touch it because of the title " The Sun Shines Out Of My Ass ".

I'd buy it for the title alone.
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Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

I`ve got a book already written but nobody will touch it because of the title " The Sun Shines Out Of My Ass ". I`ll actually try these guys. I even like the name Lulu Lulu. Sounds like looney. I like it. I like it.
Lulu is self-publishing (so called vanity press) so they will print it regardless of the title.
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My idea wasnīt a collection of reviews, but a collection of bands and artists and their records. Maybe Iīm a bit romantic, but I have always considered a printed edition more serious (in scholar terms, itīs always considered a more serious reference a book than a website).

Imagine some kind of porg rock atlas:
vol1: Europe
vol 2. Asia
vol 3: USA and Canada
vol 4: South America
vol 5: Africa (as far as I know, not too many bands from there, so it could be joined with another volume)
vol 6: Australia
 
Who would buy it? well, it could be useful to launch the question "Would you buy the Ultimate Prog Rock Resource if it was printed?" Well, I donīt know about the rest of you, but I would 
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

I`ve got a book already written but nobody will touch it because of the title " The Sun Shines Out Of My Ass ". I`ll actually try these guys. I even like the name Lulu Lulu. Sounds like looney. I like it. I like it.
Lulu is self-publishing (so called vanity press) so they will print it regardless of the title.
I`ve also been considering alternatives including Cabbage Patch Of  My  Mind. Probably taken though.
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Originally posted by victor77 victor77 wrote:

My idea wasnīt a collection of reviews, but a collection of bands and artists and their records. Maybe Iīm a bit romantic, but I have always considered a printed edition more serious (in scholar terms, itīs always considered a more serious reference a book than a website).

Imagine some kind of porg rock atlas:
vol1: Europe
vol 2. Asia
vol 3: USA and Canada
vol 4: South America
vol 5: Africa (as far as I know, not too many bands from there, so it could be joined with another volume)
vol 6: Australia
 
Who would buy it? well, it could be useful to launch the question "Would you buy the Ultimate Prog Rock Resource if it was printed?" Well, I donīt know about the rest of you, but I would 
Couldn`t see it as being very profitable endeavour. Check out Martin C Strong`s The Great Rock Discography, The Great Metal Discography and The Great Psychedelic Discography. He covers many bands and artists featured here.
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Originally posted by victor77 victor77 wrote:

My idea wasnīt a collection of reviews, but a collection of bands and artists and their records. Maybe Iīm a bit romantic, but I have always considered a printed edition more serious (in scholar terms, itīs always considered a more serious reference a book than a website).

Imagine some kind of porg rock atlas:
vol1: Europe
vol 2. Asia
vol 3: USA and Canada
vol 4: South America
vol 5: Africa (as far as I know, not too many bands from there, so it could be joined with another volume)
vol 6: Australia
 
Who would buy it? well, it could be useful to launch the question "Would you buy the Ultimate Prog Rock Resource if it was printed?" Well, I donīt know about the rest of you, but I would 
I would imagine that some volumes would sell better than others and Europe would have to be split into several volumes but it certainly stacks up with the maths in my earlier post:
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If we allowed 1 band per page and 400 pages per book that would be an 11 volume set.
 
If we allowed 1 album per page the book would be 1.29m thick (4 feet 3 inches).
...of course we would have to completely revise and rewrite many of the biographies to bring them to an equal standard and format, and there would be the issue of album cover image copyright because the size and quality of the images would have to be far greater than we have here (ie 600dpi Print quality rather than 200px overall size)
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Points: 6898 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2009 at 12:35
Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

I`ve got a book already written but nobody will touch it because of the title " The Sun Shines Out Of My Ass ".

I'd buy it for the title alone.
it`s got great chapters on how to make a 1965 Barracuda go really fast, how to lose weight by crossing the antarctic, a compact guide to birdwatching in the Columbian rainforest, the sexiest women of the sixties, how to become a military general and much much more. 250 pages of pure fun and excitement! My wife thinks I should turn it into a children`s book.Confused
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Points: 4160 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2009 at 14:16
Speaking of children's books. Prog Rock encyclopaedia should be a picture book, perhaps with cardboard pop-up characters (Fripp bumping off his stool, customize you own Keith Emerson gear, pick a costume for Peter Gabriel). With such a book we could introduce prog to our children one day!

Of course, the whole avant category should not be included because it can scare the children away. Except maybe "pick you own mask for Captain Trout the Beefheart".
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Points: 65606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2009 at 19:47
hell yeah I'd get a Prog Encyclopedia ..problem is, we are the Prog Encylopedia, kinda ruins the thrill
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Points: 19643 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 03 2009 at 01:47
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

hell yeah I'd get a Prog Encyclopedia ..problem is, we are the Prog Encylopedia, kinda ruins the thrill




Well said!

I'd buy one... Just to have it in a hard copy though.
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